Hometown
Kearney, Nebraska
Biography
Robert Coover was from Kearney and graduated Kearney High in 1939. He attended Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney for two years.
Coover enlisted as an air cadet and was sent to training at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He eventually earned his commission and pilot's wings. He served as a B-17 pilot with the 100th bomb group, 350th squadron, 3rd division, of the 8th Air Force. He was killed with eight members of his crew while flying a mission over Berlin in 1945.
Branch of Service
Army Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Military Occupational Specialty
B-17 Pilot
Death Date
2-3-1945
Original Source Location
UNK Archives Briggs Collection, Box 23, Folder 4, Envelope 3
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Robert-Coover-1.pdf (214 kB)
Robert A. Coover Missing in Action Over Germany (Kearney Hub)
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Robert-Coover-2.pdf (1009 kB)
Obituary for Robert A. Coover
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Robert-Coover-4.pdf (116 kB)
Lt. Robert Coover Now Declared Dead
Robert A. Coover Missing in Action Over Germany (Kearney Hub)
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Robert-Coover-2.pdf (1009 kB)
Obituary for Robert A. Coover
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Robert-Coover-4.pdf (116 kB)
Lt. Robert Coover Now Declared Dead
Recommended Citation
"Robert A. Coover" (1945). World War II Casualties. 23.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/wwii-casualties/23
Additional Information
Additional information available in the 1946 Blue and Gold yearbook, viewable at http://library.unk.edu/archives/ . If you'd like to schedule a visit to view these materials in person, or if you'd like to submit additional information, please contact us.